Site-specific farming: A perspective on information needs, benefits and limitations

B. C. Atherton; M. T. Morgan; S. A. Shearer; T. S. Stombaugh; A. D. Ward

ABSTRACT:

Site-specific farming is dependent on having large amounts of reliable data. The gap between acquiring this information and using it effectively in making agricultural management decisions has widened. Collecting only the data that can be used effectively for management decisions is important. In this paper we identify the data needed to make site-specific management decisions, describe traditional and non-traditional data collection methods, discuss how these data might be used in the decision making process, and identify future needs.

Footnotes

Bruce C. Atherton, Research Associate, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. M. T. Morgan, Associate Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IL. S.A. Shearer, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. T.S. Stombaugh, Assistant Professor and A.D. Ward, Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. CONTACT: A.D. Ward, Professor, The Ohio State University, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 590 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH 43210-1067.
Copyright 1999 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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